raw finnish help

[zed4130]

ive decided that i want a raw finnish on my old dk  ill strip it soon 'do i just clear coat it after ? or do i have to rough up the melal ie sand it ? i dont want it shinny  just indurtial looking  thanks for any help 

[theRuler]

take it to finland!

[zed4130]

take it to finland!

? 

[theRuler]

you want it finnish?

seriously though, strip it bare, seriously degrease it's ass, then laquer it. see if the laquer stays on ok!!!

raw/clearcoat finish is pretty ugly though
go for a wacky colour scheme!!!

[MartyC]

you want it finnish?

seriously though, strip it bare, seriously degrease it's ass, then laquer it. see if the laquer stays on ok!!!

raw/clearcoat finish is pretty ugly though
go for a wacky colour scheme!!!

Yep, I'll second that, see if SuperbikeDan can do a nice pink and yellow spot number like the Race Inc he did bitd 

[zed4130]

you want it finnish?

seriously though, strip it bare, seriously degrease it's ass, then laquer it. see if the laquer stays on ok!!!

raw/clearcoat finish is pretty ugly though
go for a wacky colour scheme!!!

Yep, I'll second that, see if SuperbikeDan can do a nice pink and yellow spot number like the Race Inc he did bitd 

  was thinking of doing a custom job as im not too bad at that sort of thing 'but its a old bike not worth much 'well to others 'and money tight 

[theRuler]

do it zed.

bust out the rattle cans

[zed4130]

i was thinking along these lines  this is vic murthys old bike 

[MartyC]

i was thinking along these lines  this is vic murthys old bike 

ooohhhh do that to it 

[dj_benice]

  flag of course 

[zed4130]

I dont know 'you lot     i do a post about raw and end up doing a star spangled union jack job   

[dj_benice]

think of the children 

[zed4130]

been out too look at spray    its well pricy  down hear its £11-13 a tin ? so im going to stick to the clear coat for now 'its cheaper 

[scary_leary]

Wire brush it.. i did my mid skool GT and it looks spot on.

[zed4130]

Wire brush it.. i did my mid skool GT and it looks spot on.

  thanks sound good and pics ? 

[dj_benice]

raffle the paint job its the latest craze is raffles, £1 a ticket winner decides on colours scheme ie union jack in grey black and white, red green and yellow etc

[SteveG]

You could also try scotchbrite. I found that you can get a nice satin finish on alloy if you put oil on it, might work the same on steel as well.

[zed4130]

raffle the paint job its the latest craze is raffles, £1 a ticket winner decides on colours scheme ie union jack in grey black and white, red green and yellow etc

 

[theRuler]

vic murphy had a wicked paint job on one bike

i think it went white to flames to black
do it like that!!!

get yourself an airbrush off the bay. they are pretty cheap, and you can run 2k paint through them no problem

when it's all done, bung a ton of laquer over it

[zed4130]

do you mean this paint job 

[theRuler]

nah it had flames - as in hod rod paint job. but it was white at the front.